Republican Gov. Donald DiFrancesco has narrowed the gap with Democrat James
McGreevey in the New Jersey governor's race. McGreevey leads 41 - 37 percent with 19 percent
undecided, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

In a February 7 poll by the independent Quinnipiac University, McGreevey led
DiFrancesco 40 - 32 percent, with 25 percent undecided.

From February 28 - March 4, Quinnipiac University surveyed 1,129 New Jersey registered
voters, with a margin of error of +/- 2.9 percent. The survey included 347 registered Republican
voters with a margin of error of +/- 5.3 percent.

"New Jersey's constitution makes the occupant of the Governor's office an 800-pound
political gorilla. That's paying off in acting Governor DiFrancesco's poll numbers. His public
recognition is going up and so are his general election numbers against Mayor McGreevey," said
Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"In both a Republican primary and a general election matchup, Mayor Schundler continues
to run out of the money," Carroll added.

By a 23 - 10 percent margin new Jersey voters have a favorable opinion of DiFrancesco,
with 19 percent mixed and 46 percent who don't know enough to form an opinion. Last month,
DiFrancesco had a 17- 5 percent favorability, with 63 percent who didn't know enough to form an
opinion.

McGreevey gets a 17 - 9 percent favorability, with 14 percent mixed and 58 percent who
haven't heard enough to form an opinion, little changed from last month.

Schundler's favorability is 14 - 6 percent, with 8 percent mixed and 71 percent who haven't
heard enough to form an opinion, also little changed from last month.

New Jersey voters approve 40 -11 percent of the job DiFrancesco is doing as governor,
with 49 percent undecided.

In an open-ended question, a total of 31 percent of voters list taxes as the most important
problem facing New Jersey, followed by 17 percent who list education.

By a 49 - 35 percent margin, voters say Republicans are closer to their point of view on
taxes. Democrats are closer on education, voters say 43 - 39 percent.